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I have a S&W 357 that is worth well north of $10,000.00..so cost is relative to the spoon.

Of all the 357 mag revolvers in the WORLD..the German Korth is about the very bestest..but let us try around 10K for a new one.

The Python for fit, finsih, qulaity is a very close second in ones estimation. The S&W mdl 27 is also a fine revolver as well. Ditto the 686. One can not go wrong with any of them.

A Colt Boa reently sold for $4100 at auction. Python SS Elites are in the $2200 plus range. A nice clean Python 4 or 6 is 1200 to about 1700. the 2.5 and 8 inchers command a premium. Your at 900 anyway for a Python beater. A 3 inch is whatever someone is willing to pay for it north of the std rates.

The S&W 27 is a GREAT Heavy Duty 357....I especially like the FBI's favorite in 3.5 inch..A good 27-2 is around 800 to 850. Older ones are more...I do not care for non pinned and recessed S&W's. (It is my pre-war NIB 8 3/4 Registered mag that is worth the heavy dinero...they were essentially hand built special order spoons made when quality mattered.)

Except for the 686's which were introduced in the early 1980's and here I want an earleir revolveer. You can keep the 7 shooters..and the ones with the wind up key holes... On the 686's your looking north of $600 for them...

Prices on all of these revolvers has been very strong and have been inreasing quite rapidily.